[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 993187] Re: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently.

2012-10-08 Thread Steve Riley
12.10 has been trouble-free for me. I have attempted to duplicate the exact conditions that would reliably crash 12.04 on my T520, and so far, the system has resolutely failed to fail :) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 993187] Re: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently.

2012-07-06 Thread Steve Riley
Nothing's holding me back...not sure what you mean by that? If you look through all the comments in this bug, you'll see that the variety of systems and symptoms is so varied that it's difficult for the developers to find anything common. Some people experience complete and total freezes, where

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 993187] Re: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently.

2012-07-05 Thread Steve Riley
@Steve Hayes (#361): unfortunately, in its present state, this bug report has become unmanageable. There are too many variations in systems and reported symptoms for anyone to try to make sense of out what's here. Bug 10 is tracking a similar issue, but ONLY for: * systems that freeze

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 993187] Re: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently.

2012-06-24 Thread Steve Riley
@milton (#318): Yes, the freeze happens in other flavors. I'm running Kubuntu and it happens on my T520. Since you can move your mouse cursor, your problem is a different one than the complete freeze reported here (and also in bug 10). -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 993187] Re: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently.

2012-06-17 Thread Steve Riley
Hey... I know that two anecdotes don't make for good data, but it sure looks like Willem's experience matches mine. I wonder if the root cause is somehow USB-related? I hope more people experiment with this. Let's see if we can figure out a trend! -- You received this bug notification because

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 993187] Re: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently.

2012-06-15 Thread Steve Riley
Well, on day five with kernel 3.5rc2 (and _rc6=0 and _fbc=0), I finally experienced a freeze. During the middle a VoIP call. So the root cause of this nasty bug *still* appears unsolved. QUESTION FOR ALL: has anyone experienced this problem while using a machine that has *no* external USB devices

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 993187] Re: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently.

2012-06-12 Thread Steve Riley
Well, I'm not sure we can know that the issue is confined to an interaction between some X update and kernel 3.2. Many of us have tried later kernels and still experience the problem. I was planning to delay writing about my next experiment, but since the issue of kernel versions came up again,

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 993187] Re: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently.

2012-06-08 Thread Steve Riley
So today I went dockless... actually the only external device connected was my USB headset. And I had yet another freeze. Curiously, it was during a VoIP call. Perhaps this bug is some nasty regression that gets triggered when an external device is in use on systems with Intel graphics? I find it

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 993187] Re: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently.

2012-06-07 Thread Steve Riley
@Danny Goodall (#279): Indeed, my freeze experiences have been only with the laptop that I regularly dock, my ThinkPad T520. Connected to that are an external monitor, mouse, and keyboard. I'd have to say I wouldn't have thought to consider this arrangement to be a contributor to the problem, but

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 993187] Re: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently.

2012-06-07 Thread Steve Riley
Grr *@#$%! Moments after I typed #281, my T520 froze up. Again, during a mouse movement. Thus, on the third day of my experiment, using kernel 3.4.1 as an attempt to expunge this problem has failed. Sigh. I'll try disabling FBC now. I really don't want to give up the dock just yet. --- Holy

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 993187] Re: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently.

2012-06-07 Thread Steve Riley
I just endured freeze #3 today. I wasn't even moving the mouse! I was on a VoIP call (with Twinkle) and the audio went away. I knew the cause was the same crash because all the other symptoms were present: mouse cursor won't move, second hand on clock was stopped, no TTY switching, and magic SysRq

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 993187] Re: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently.

2012-06-06 Thread Steve Riley
@pureblood: I wish I could answer your questions, but alas, I cannot. I can report that I enjoyed no crashes today. Two full days of no crashing is a welcome relief. But like many folks chiming in here, I am at a loss to understand the causes of these crashes, so I can't explain why 3.4.1 appears

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 993187] Re: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently.

2012-06-06 Thread Steve Riley
There are muliple RC6 modes. From modinfo i915: + | parm: i915_enable_rc6:Enable power-saving render C-state 6. Different stages | can be selected via bitmask values (0 = disable; 1 = enable rc6; 2 = enable deep rc6; | 4 = enable deepest rc6). For example, 3 would enable

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 993187] Re: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently.

2012-06-05 Thread Steve Riley
I see this bug is now filed under xserver-xorg-video-intel. Given that the reports include all matter of graphics equipment, is that assignment correct? Anyway...given that I'm not sure, at this point, where else to report some potential success, I thought I'd offer something here. This morning I

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 993187] Re: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently

2012-06-01 Thread Steve Riley
More follow-up. Today, before starting my VM, I changed the VM's settings. I selected Disable acceleration for binary translation and I deselected Virtualize Intel VT-x/EPT or AMD-V/RVI. And good news: no freezes! I've been moving my mouse about the desktop with reckless abandon all day, and

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 993187] Re: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently

2012-05-31 Thread Steve Riley
I'm experiencing the total freeze bug. And it appears not to be Unity- related, as I'm running Kubuntu. The complete freeze (no mouse, no REISUB, no nothing) occurs with three different kernels: * 3.2.0-25 * 3.4.0-030400 (Ubuntu mainline) * 3.4.0-3 (from Xorg-Edgers) I'm running the Xorg-Edgers

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 993187] Re: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently

2012-05-31 Thread Steve Riley
Following up to my #207... nope, changing mice didn't help. Just experienced another complete freeze. Absolutely zero response, even magic SysRq failed. This particular time I was on the 3.4.0-030400 kernel, had my VM open, and was dragging the mouse inside a Rekonq window. -- You received this

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1002736] [NEW] [xorg-edgers] Synaptics driver crashes KDE touchpad control module

2012-05-22 Thread Steve Riley
Public bug reported: After updating to the latest packages in xorg-edgers, the KCM for the touchpad crashes -- or, more precisely, causes a segfault 11 in kcmshell4. I had to revert to an earlier version of the driver. Also, tap-to-click doesn't work. Broken version: